除草剤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
除	草	剤
じょ Grade: 6	そう Grade: 1	ざい Grade: S
goon

Alternative spelling
除草劑 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 除草 (josō, “weeding”) +‎ 剤 (-zai, “substance”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じょそーざい [jòsóꜜòzàì] (Nakadaka – [2])
(Tokyo) じょそーざい [jòsóózáí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞so̞ːza̠i]

Noun

除(じょ)草(そう)剤(ざい) • (josōzai) ^{←ぢよさうざい (dyosauzai)^?}

herbicide; weedkiller

See also

雑(ざっ)草(そう) (zassō)
殺(さっ)虫(ちゅう)剤(ざい) (satchūzai)